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iris n. [
flag, fleur-de-lis, sword lily] plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
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iris n. muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye
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iris n. [
iris diaphragm] diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening
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